Death Figurative Language

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Have you ever read the poem “Because I could not stop for death” by Emily Dickinson and wondering what the connotation could be? When you are looking at the denotation do you ever try to figure out the figurative language, then you are beginning to understand what the author it's trying to convey. The format of the poem helps us understand the tone shift and the poem's meaning.
The poem “Because I could not stop death,” by Emily Dickinson is about this guy falling in love with a girl. The first stanza talks about how the women of the poem keep talking about how this guy keeps asking her out and she says no, but he won't stop so she caves in and went on his carriage with him. The second stanza starts to shift because she wants to give everything

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